

How this ‘cat detective’ finds missing felines
Cats, timid by nature, don‘t usually wander far away from home. Often, they may be hiding in or near house, says Cho, who claims 90% success rate in solving cases Cho Sung-min is a cat detective. His job is to locate house cats that have wandered from home and return them to their worried owners. Wh
July 10, 2024 - 10:35:14Solo and content about life, YouTuber won’t let hate comments dampen her spirits
‘There’s no need to be threatened by my content,’ Seen Aromi tells online critics Seen Aromi, a YouTuber in yoga attire clutching a reusable tumbler, greeted this reporter with a wide smile that crinkled her eyes on June 18. Despite her petite frame, Seen exuded a comfortable confidence that quickly
June 26, 2024 - 15:27:26Healing through K-food: Brit shares recovery from eating disorder through immersion in new food culture
Korea‘s culture of affordable dining with diverse side dishes, sharing and absence of calorie disclosure was unfamiliar at first, but liberating, says Bristol native Lewis Hooper, who turned 30 this year, exudes youthful energy, but for much of his 20s, he was dangerously thin. As a result of his st
June 12, 2024 - 15:49:14He quit his office job for delivery work, and now, life is better
Aspiring writer chooses fast-paced, physically challenging delivery work to stay creative Kim Dae-gun’s day starts very early. At the break of dawn, he collects the packages that need to be delivered that day. He sorts and loads them in his truck, arranging them in a way that matches his itinerary f
May 29, 2024 - 13:29:38Unseen inheritance: Trauma of transnational adoption ‘trickles down’ to adoptees‘ children
Adult children of Korean adoptees reflect on how their parents‘ stories impacted their lives, identities and right to their roots As South Korea’s dark past of international adoptions continues to unravel, an unexpected second storm has emerged. Intergenerational trauma -- a concept from the field o
May 12, 2024 - 15:52:05‘The stars are there for everyone’
Amateur astronomers, onlookers share magical evening of celestial discovery On a Saturday evening in March, Hong Kee-cheon brought his prized telescope out to a park in Ilsan, northwest of Seoul. He pulled a cart laden with his astronomy gear, weighing over 60 kilograms in total, to the heart of the
May 8, 2024 - 09:50:03Why this tutor teaches for free
Frustrated math tutor quits tutoring for pay, discovers path to mutual growth through free lessons with those who choose to learn DAEGU-- Han Si-nae, 36, is no ordinary tutor. Her students, totaling 10 and ranging from primary to high school, come to her house after school for supplementary math les
April 24, 2024 - 14:02:54Everything tastes better with ‘Butter’
Hit BTS song pulled retired US teacher out of despair. Now she is reveling in fan culture at heart of K-pop, immersed in enriching cultural exchange, community A few years ago, Julia Bellaflores‘ life started to fall apart. Bellaflores, a teacher in Texas, had been doing her classes online during th
April 10, 2024 - 17:44:30Young Seoulite‘s double life as startup consultant and indie actor
How Baek Yo-sun‘s journey of daring to pursue acting, hitting rock bottom and returning to startup field helped her find new meaning in both worlds Even in Seoul, teeming with so many busy people, Baek Yo-sun stands out for striving to live in two seemingly contrasting worlds. By day, she‘s a human
March 21, 2024 - 13:59:00Four women‘s inspiring journeys back to school
At an age when many are enjoying retirement, four women go back to school, proving it‘s never too late to learn Lee Bok-ja vividly recalls the day, 47 years ago, when she learned that she had been admitted to high school, having secretly taking and passing the entrance exam. She remembers the tuitio
March 6, 2024 - 15:23:55How ‘panda aunt’ almost did not fall for cub‘s charms
“People rave about Fu Bao. I just didn‘t get it.” Zookeeper Oh Seung-hee of Everland’s Panda World said of the rock star giant panda of her zoo. Fu Bao, born in 2020 to a panda pair gifted to Korea by China in 2016, was the first cub born in Korea through natural breeding. From the moment of her bir
Feb. 21, 2024 - 15:18:27New life, vocation for retired customs dog
Former drug sniffer dog settles into new home, blossoms into darling of local community in second chapter of life In 2021, after seven years of service as a narcotics detection dog, Parang retired from her duties. Now, three years into retirement, the female black Labrador retriever has found a lovi
Feb. 14, 2024 - 17:21:19Meet the ‘ramyeon conqueror’ out to sample every instant noodle
Quest for instant noodle mastery leads teacher to world of full-time blogging, giving rise to online ramyeon encyclopedia About a decade ago, Ji Young-jun found himself staring at the shelves in the ramyeon section at a military base commissary. Having begun his compulsory military service right aft
Feb. 7, 2024 - 16:40:14A story of loving and letting go, repeated 19 times and counting
Cho, a biological son in a foster home provider family, shares his family's 13-year journey of providing temporary shelter for babies awaiting adoption In 2011, Cho was 12 years old when the first baby arrived. He recalled sensing the presence of a new family member in the house when he came home fr
Jan. 31, 2024 - 16:53:35She was his homeroom teacher, now they share a life together
From student and teacher to husband and wife, one couple shares unconventional love story to spread value of true love in society In a country where love often bends to fit societal expectations, the captivating tale of Kook Hye-min and Park Min-hyeok has emerged, defying conventional social norms.
Jan. 17, 2024 - 15:37:40